Electric motor and brake unit



Aug. 30, 1949. J. GERENTES I ELECTRIC MOTOR AND BRAKE UNIT Filed Aug. 30, 1945 mm t Patented Aug. 30, 1949' ELECTRIC Moron AND BRAKE Us" Jean Grents, Saint-Etienne, France, assignor'to f Constructions Eiectro-Mechaniques de Saint- Etienne "Ancienne U France sine Wageor, Paris,

Application Au ustso, 1945, Serial No. 613,625

In'France November 8, 1943 Section 1, Public rawceo, August a, 1946 Patent expires November 8,1963

2 Claims. .(01, 172-36) This invention relates to electric motor and brake units, wherein the brake is adapted to automatically stop the rotor as soon as the electric current is cut oil and to release the rotor as soon as the motor is again energized, whereby the latter starts normally.

In known devices of this kind, various means have been devised for the control of the brake: control by means of a special electro-magnet, connected with the supply terminals of the motor, or by an axial shifting of the rotor assembly which centers itself in the magnetic circuit of the stator, or by means of various devices operated by the magnetization of the rotor or the stator, or devices using the rotary fleld produced by the stator. All these devices have their own particular drawbacks: large overall size, complicated construction, causing frequent breakdowns, alteration of the electro-mechanical characteristics of the motor, etc.

The invention has for its object to remedy as much as possible the drawbacks of these known devices, and, with this object in view, the motor and brake unit according to the invention comprises a braking member slidably keyed to the motor shaft, and integrally with a magnetic core, forming a rotor element separated from the stator by an air gap which varies in accordance with the position of said braking member along the motor shaft, and a return spring adapted to bring the braking member into its operative position when the current is cut 01!, said operative position corresponding to the largest air gap, the tension of said spring being such as to be overcome by the attraction exerted by the stator on the magnetic core when the motor is reenergized, in order to release the brake.

Further features of the invention will be apparent from the following description, with reference to the accompanying drawings which are given solely by way of an example, and in which:

Fig. 1 is a longitudinal section of the motor and brake-unit in the running position.

Fig. 2 is a partial corresponding view showing the brake in its operative position, and

Fig. 8 is a partial longitudinal section of a modification."

Referring to Fig. 1, I denotes the motor shaft, 2 the laminated core of the rotor and 3 a squirrel cage cast on said core, the latter being held against a shoulder l of shaft I by means of aring 6. Shaft I is provided with longitudinal flutes 8 on whicha sleeve 6 is adapted to slide, said sleeve carrying a laminated core I0, whose periphery .and whose conical rim is provided with a lining against rotor 2, tends to shift sleeve 9 towards the right, as shown in the drawings. To said sleeve is secured a plate ILfr'nade of a light alloy Iimadeof a substance having a high coenicient of friction. Shaft I is supported, through the medium of ball bearings, in two end plates I I the self-induction, said grooves accommodating as is madeconical. A return spring ll, bearing as usual the winding coils 20. These are-located at a slightly greater distance from the air gap than usual, due to the provision ofaconical bore II, extending at one-end of the cylindrical bore 22 of the stator. Said conical bore has the same angle as the conical surface of thelaminated bore I0.

End'plate. I6 is provided with 'a conical flange, the inner surface of whichhas the'same angle as the conical surfaceof plate I3. The assembly consisting of sleeve 9, core I0 and plate It with its lining I4 is rotated by shaft I, owing to the flute connection 8, and it can occupy two positions on said shaft. In the idleposition shown in Fig. 1, in which sleeve 6 engages with stop ring 5, the air gap between core- III and the conical bore 2| of the stator is a minimum; in the operative position shown in Fig. 2, sleeve 8 has been shifted towards the right until the lining ll of plate I3 engages the inner conical wall of end plate I6.

Lubrication of sleeve 9 on shaft I and of the adjacent ball bearing is ensured by an oiler 26 and a longitudinal duct 26, extending through the shaft and opening into a transverse duct 21, opening itself into a groove 28 of sleeve 8. The other structural details of the motor are as usual.

The operation is as follows:

The motor being at rest (Fig. 2), lining II is pressed against the inner wall of end plate I6 under the actionof spring II and sleeve 9 occupies its end position towards the right.

As soon as the motor is energized, laminated core I0 is attracted by the conical portion II of stator I 8, against the action of spring II (Fig. 1), and sleeve 9 is shifted towards the left, together with plate I3, which is thus disengaged from end plate I6. The rotor being no longer braked, it starts rotating normally and no change occurs so long as the motor remains under tension.

As soon as the current is cut on, core I0 is no longer attracted by stator I8 and is pushed back abruptly towards the right by spring II, which causes engagement of plate It with end plate a eopoi l8 and strong braking of the rotor. The latter will remain stationary until the motor is again energized. V

Openings 3| and 32, provided in end plate l6, ensure a circulation of air driven by the centrifugal action occurring during the rotation of plate It. This air circulation assists the elimination of dust resulting from the desintegration of the friction lining l4.

The starting torque may be largely varied depending upon the type of rotor adopted. When the core in is a simple laminated magnetic mass. the force of attraction acting thereon is very high and the starting torque is a minimum; said torque can be varied, either by providing said core with a squirrel cage of variable resistance, as shown in Fig. 3, or by providing rotor 2 with a double cage winding or by using a rotor having collector rings and provided with starting resist= ances in a conventional manner. By combining these difierent methods, great smoothness in starting and perfect progressivity in braking y be attained.

0bviously, the invention is in no wise ted to the embodiments shown and described, as these have been given only as examples.

For example, the braking member may consist of a set of discs alternating with stationary discs, one set of discs being optionally lined with a substance having a high coefiicient of friction.

Having now described my invention what E claim as new and desire to secure by Letters Patent is:

1. In an electric motor and brake unit, a stator Q the bore of which comprises a cylindrical portion 35 and a conical end portion, a main rotor unmovably keyed on the shait and rotating in said cylindrical portion of said bore, a slidably keyed armature having a lamination pack of conical profile and rotating in said conical end portion of said bore, said armature being magnetically independent of said main motor and adapted to be directly actuated by the magnetic attraction of said conical end portion, a stationary frame, a braking member cooperatively connected with said armature and adapted to cooperate with said frame to brake said armature and said shaft, and a return spring adapted to oppose the magnetic attraction exerted by said stator upon said armature.

2. An electric motor and brake unit as claimed in claim 1, wherein said slidably keyed {w is provided with a squirrel cage.

JEAN n" m 1 EEFEQENCES EXCEED The following references are of record in the file of this patent:

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